Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Nitrate is one of the most violated federal drinking water standards, with EPA data showing 458 systems in violation in the fourth quarter of 2021. This map shows nitrate concentrations in drinking water between 2016 and 2018 for federally regulated water systems. Twenty-three are in Nebraska. If the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators Cause of Michigan’s worst water pollution is too much waste spread on too little land. To a large extent the harmful algal blooms that foul Michigan’s waters and turn western Lake Erie into a toxic inland sea are the result of mismatches. . Photographs by J.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. NSF: The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics released the data tables for the 2021 Survey of Earned Doctorates. from 12,549 in 2020 to 11,814 in 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Small, Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA When the federal Clean Water Act was established 50 years ago to regulate pollution to the country's rivers and streams and set quality standards for surface waters, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania already had a Clean Streams Law and an Environmental Rights Amendment (ERA) to its Constitution on the books.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. EPA’s Spring 2021 Regulatory Agenda Contained Multiple TSCA Rulemaking Actions.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

7 [PaEN] -- Patch: Major Extension Of Chester Valley Trail To Link To Schuylkill River Trail -- WITF Smart Talk 9:00 a.m.: 7 [PaEN] -- Patch: Major Extension Of Chester Valley Trail To Link To Schuylkill River Trail -- WITF Smart Talk 9:00 a.m.:

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Circuit found that FERC failed to address the significance of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulation that the petitioners argued required use of the social cost of carbon or another methodology to assess the impacts of the projects’ greenhouse gas emissions. 3, 2021); Vecinos para el Bienestar de la Comunidad Costera v.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Fifty years ago the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was signed and the Clean Water Act was enacted to clear pollution from the region’s waters. clean water statute, though, give farmers and their wastes special treatment. Video: Lake Erie’s murky algae water. Regulation Begins.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. Circuit erred by “untethering” Section 111(d) standards from the existing source being regulated. 29, 2021); North American Coal Corp.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

May 17, 2021). May 24, 2021); Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) May 24, 2021); Shell Oil Products Co., May 24, 2021). June 2, 2021). The fossil fuel companies removed the case in March 2021, citing five grounds for removal, including the federal officer removal statute. May 19, 2021). June 3, 2021).

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. PFAS Accountability Act of 2021 Would Create Federal Cause of Action for PFAS Exposure.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 26, 2023

This is the first story in a series of reports from the Great Lakes News Collaborative that will investigate contemporary water pollution challenges in the Great Lakes region. In the interim, state regulators this year are directly asking municipalities with storm sewer systems to outline steps for controlling salt runoff from roads.

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Environment, Law, and History

MAY 6, 2022

Press of Kansas, 2021). The turning point in the book is the winter of 1971 and 1972 where Nixon began to express serious concern that he would soon face major backlash from pro-industry voters if he continued to support stiff environmental regulations. “I Haldeman, in February 1971.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2022

Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law -- ScrantonT: Federal Infrastructure Funds Will Remediate Mine-Scarred Land -- WBTimes: Federal Funds Touted For Abandoned Mine Lands Clean Up Other States/National/International -- WPost: U.S.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 23, 2021

On April 1, 2021, a unanimous Second Circuit panel dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City against a handful of fossil fuel companies seeking damages for climate change harms under state public nuisance and trespass law. It is true that the Clean Air Act only authorizes direct regulation of domestic emissions.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Financial regulators say they need a better understanding of climate risks to the U.S. A federal district court strikes down Trump-era Clean Water Act rule related to state reviews. hydropower generation in 2021, according to the U.S. Federal Court Tosses Trump Clean Water Act Ruling.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

trillion spending bill, also known as the reconciliation bill and the Build Back Better Act ( H.R. The bill repeals section 20001 of the 2017 Tax Act, which required the Bureau of Land Management to offer oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and cancels the leases sold in January 2021. or WOTUS. “In

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ESA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

EPA, Ruling Could Impact the Definition of “Waters of the U.S.”. ESA and other scientific societies file brief arguing that the interpretation of the Clean Water Act is inherently founded on science. Quick, deadly coral disease the target of new NOAA plan – Florida Politics. Executive Branch. States and Tribes.

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ESA

MARCH 14, 2022

The government has been operating under a series of stop-gap measures since October 2021 and Congress has not passed a full-year budget since December 2020. billion, a four percent increase above the fiscal year 2021 level. billion for NSF’s research and related activities account, an increase of $250 million above FY 2021 levels.

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

Supreme Court reinstates Trump administration Clean Water Act regulation. Although there’s a broad consensus on the science of climate change, that’s not the case with politics. Scientists sound alarm at US regulator’s new ‘forever chemicals’ definition – The Guardian. Executive Branch. International.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2021

PaEN] -- Lancaster Clean Water Partners To Begin Accepting Applications For Clean Water Implementation Grants On Jan. House returns to session Jan. 4, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session Jan.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

PFOA and PFOS Drinking Water Regulations Back On and Only the Beginning. In the final days of the Trump Administration, EPA issued final determinations to regulate PFOA and PFOS in drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), a process the Agency started in 2018.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2021

EPA Invites Philadelphia To Apply For $260 Million In Water Infrastructure Finance Loan -- Allegheny County Conservation District Webinar: Dec. Noon to 12:45 p.m. -- ScrantonT: Man Charged With Clean Water Act Violations Can Call Witness -- Delaware RiverKeeper Dec.

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ESA

APRIL 18, 2023

Planning requires the expertise of ecologists, landscape architects, environmental planners, and environmental engineers, and can be incentivized by local regulations. The Clean Water Act is a federal law that gives authority to states to protect the nation’s waters. EPA case by early summer 2023. Forests: Reps.

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ESA

APRIL 27, 2023

Congress President Joe Biden vetoes measure to nullify the administration’s most recent Clean Water Act rule. Planning requires the expertise of ecologists, landscape architects, environmental planners, and environmental engineers, and can be incentivized by local regulations. EPA case by early summer 2023. Forests: Reps.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In the year since the Supreme Court embraced the “major questions doctrine” (MQD), industry and Republican state attorneys general have argued that federal regulations ranging from stricter vehicle emissions standards to climate change disclosures must be struck down under its banner. Env’t Prot.

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ESA

APRIL 5, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Senate Democrats are most likely preparing to reintroduce the Endless Frontiers Act as part of a larger legislation package ( see ESA Policy News, March 22, 2021 ). 151 ) in the House of Representatives in February 2021. Meng’s resolution has 146 co-sponsors. Register here.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A wave of frontline resistance is now breaking across the Upper Midwest and around the country as organized campaigns aimed at regulating concentrated animal feeding operations, known as CAFOs, are being felt at every level of government, and in state and federal courts. It’s now being raised as a political issue. As a legal issue.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

16, 2021 ). The Trump administration finalized the plan in early January 2021. Climate: A federal judge in Missouri dismissed a case filed by 13 Republican Attorneys General seeking to block the Biden administration’s efforts to use the social cost of carbon while crafting regulations. trillion ( see ESA Policy News, Aug.

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ESA

JUNE 1, 2021

billion for the National Institute of Agriculture, including $700 million for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, which represents a $265 million increase over FY 2021 levels. billion increase over FY 2021 levels. billion, a $400 million increase over FY 2021 levels. billion increase over FY 2021.

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